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Terapagos Ex #165

Terapagos Ex #165

Pokemon Promo · #165 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.23
Expected Value
$-0.88
Net Profit
$-0.10
Gem Rate
40.0%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
383

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.10 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$5.23
BGS 10
$77.00
PSA 10
$59.40
SGC 10
$36.00
BGS 9.5
$23.02
9
$20.50
CGC 10
$20.13
8
$15.50
7
$10.99
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0%100%
40.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%

Grade Distribution (1,357 total graded)

1,357Total
PSA 1054940.5%
PSA 966348.9%
PSA 8836.1%
PSA 7181.3%
Below 7413.0%
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